Husband wife killed in Kalimpong

Darjeeling: An ex-serviceman and his wife staying
alone 25km from Kalimpong town have been found murdered, with their
bodies shoved in the septic tank.
Phurtemba Sherpa, 69, and
Kusum, 55, were residents of Dokyong Sericulture area of Sakyong gram
panchayat in Pedong. One of their sons is posted at Malda Correctional
Home while the other is a teacher in a private school in Bihar.
"The
bodies were recovered yesterday (Friday) evening from the septic tank
of their house with deep sharp cut on their foreheads," said a police
official.

The house
was ransacked but it is not yet clear whether burglary was the motive
behind the homicide as the sons are still grieving and are yet to talk
to the police.

The village is not densely populated with the houses relatively far
apart. Police sources said the couple had last been seen on August 16
evening.
"We are yet to ascertain whether the murder took place on August 16 night or the next day," said a police source.
The
police, however, said they got "some clues" and were working on
"four-to-five names". Sniffer dogs from Siliguri have been called for to
aid investigations.
In 2014, Dominique Bhutia, 38, and wife
Christina, 35, had been found murdered while their 12-year-old daughter
had escaped the attack with serious injuries at their home in Lower
Beong, 30km from Kalimpong town.
In the same month that year,
Krishna Bahadur Gurung, 52, and wife Anjana, 48 and one of their
neighbours were hacked to death at a village near Charkhol, 30km from
Kalimpong, allegedly by a man farm hand of the family. The Gurungs'
minor daughters were spared.

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An ex-serviceman and his wife staying alone 25km from Kalimpong town have been found murdered, with their bodies shoved in the septic tank.